Tonga vs Tuvalu: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Tonga
3.05 children per women
in 2023
Tuvalu
3.06 children per women
in 2023
Tonga rank
52nd
Tuvalu rank
51st
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 3.06 children per women against 3.05 children per women in Tonga, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 52nd and Tuvalu ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 7 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.69 children per women | 3.83 children per women | 1.86 children per women | Tonga |
| 1960s | 5.81 children per women | 3.79 children per women | 2.02 children per women | Tonga |
| 1970s | 5.42 children per women | 3.19 children per women | 2.24 children per women | Tonga |
| 1980s | 5.08 children per women | 3.46 children per women | 1.62 children per women | Tonga |
| 1990s | 4.41 children per women | 3.54 children per women | 0.8743 children per women | Tonga |
| 2000s | 3.98 children per women | 3.31 children per women | 0.677 children per women | Tonga |
| 2010s | 3.48 children per women | 3.18 children per women | 0.3028 children per women | Tonga |
| 2020s | 3.1 children per women | 3.11 children per women | 0.0038 children per women | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Tonga or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 3.06 children per women against 3.05 children per women in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Tonga and Tuvalu?
- 0.01 children per women, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Tonga and Tuvalu rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Tonga ranks 52nd and Tuvalu ranks 51st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).